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Topic Review (Newest First)

01-11-2012 10:38 PM

Sparky007

Skiptons is going all fish, with big plans to add more tanks. They usually have excellent stock (healthy). They will not sell a sick fish which is reassuring. Their plant selection is hit or miss. A hit if you get there when an order comes in, a miss if it is picked over. They will order whatever you want, which is nice. They have several dedicated freshwater employees that really now their stuff and it fun to shot the breeze with them. They also sell RO water for 50 cents a gallon, which is good for me as I don't have room for an RO unit in my apartment.

Tropic Isle is nice, but far from me and have to pay tolls on the Mass Pike to get there. Lovely pets has some good fish and plants, but again, far from Boston in Quincy (a nightmare trip there and back in the normal Boston traffic).

I do wish we had a big store like Marine Depot near here, but alas, we make do as seems to be the inner moto of all New Englanders.

Skiptons is in Boston. There is another one in Chinatown but I haven't been there for years.

I went to one in Chinatown about 4 years ago. They seemed to specialize in koi and goldfish? Most of their tanks were full of them. I do recall 1 tank full of peppered cories too.

Has anyone been to Skiptons? I've heard about it a lot but it's in a part of town I try to avoid, but if it's worth the trip I'll definitely go.

11-16-2011 09:29 PM

h4n

Haha I remeber the one in Chinatown, they had piranhas haha

11-16-2011 05:45 PM

SBPyro

Skiptons is in Boston. There is another one in Chinatown but I haven't been there for years.

11-16-2011 03:44 AM

Geniusdudekiran

I know, I had really looked while I was there, and nothing! Crazy, I know. Oh well, I'm back home.

11-16-2011 01:11 AM

gabysapha

I don't mean to hijack this thread, but nobody knows of any stores in the actual city? There must be a place somewhere in town!

11-14-2011 06:32 PM

SBPyro

I picked up my madagascar lace plant from there along with some red Cabomba.

11-12-2011 02:30 PM

Geniusdudekiran

Oh, and apparently, my uncle, who used to be really into fish (although not plants, apparently), used to go there and even worked there for a summer! But that was a long, long time ago!

11-11-2011 07:29 PM

h4n

If you were visiting a few weeks later I could sell you some UG. I do have fissiden if your interested. Hahah

11-11-2011 07:28 PM

h4n

Nice, but I went there few weeks ago and they had no UG and only java moss. They really only stock what can live in there holding tank or cheaper plants. They can order but obviously that won't help you out.

11-11-2011 06:48 PM

Geniusdudekiran

Hha my mom's from Framingham! We'll be going there tomorrow, I'll try to persuade my parents to take me there

Any nice plants there? Specifically UG or any mosses?

11-11-2011 05:33 PM

h4n

I dont know of any in Cambridge.
But theres Tropical Isle in Framingham, MA
Uncle neds fish factory in Millis, MA

11-11-2011 01:52 PM

Geniusdudekiran

Good place to buy plants in Boston?

I'll be in town for 4 days, was wondering if there were any good LFSs to check out around the Cambridge area. Thanks!